Luke 8:5 ““A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fe…”

Luke 8:5

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

World English Bible

“The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

American Standard Version

The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

Geneva Bible 1599

A sower went out to sowe his seede, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayes side, and it was troden vnder feete, and the foules of heauen deuoured it vp.

Darby Translation

The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

Young's Literal Translation

'The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

Bible in Basic English

A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

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Cross references

“sower”

Mark 4:15 Mark 4:26–29 Matthew 13:24–26 Matthew 13:37 Mark 4:2–4 Luke 8:11

Mark 4:15 · BSB

Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Mark 4:26–29 · BSB

Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

Matthew 13:24–26 · BSB

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:37 · BSB

He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

Mark 4:2–4 · BSB

And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

Luke 8:11 · BSB

Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

“fell”

Hebrews 2:1 Luke 8:12 James 1:23 James 1:24

Hebrews 2:1 · BSB

We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Luke 8:12 · BSB

The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

James 1:23 · BSB

For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

James 1:24 · BSB

and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

“it”

Psalm 119:118 Matthew 5:13

Psalm 119:118 · BSB

You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.

Matthew 5:13 · BSB

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

“and the”

Genesis 15:11

Genesis 15:11 · BSB

And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

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